幾年前一度引起眾人注意的智慧信用卡 Plastc
https://youtu.be/_c39FeXFUX0
似乎還是遇到問題，確定關閉公司，當然產品也就確定腰斬了。
剛剛收到的信如下
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We Regret to Inform You...
For the past 3 years, our mission here at Plastc was to build and deliver the
most technically ambitious smart card on the planet. After making enormous lea
ps in development, product innovation and progress towards our goal, Plastc ha
s exhausted all of its options to raise the money it needs to continue.
Plastc, Inc. is exploring options to file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and will cease
operations on April 20, 2017.
While we have fallen short of our goal, we are proud of our team and the effor
t that went into developing a working Plastc Card. However, without the necess
ary capital to continue, all employees have been let go, which means that Cust
omer Care and Social Media channels are unmanned or have been shut down.
How We Got Here:
We were expecting to close a $3.5 million Series A funding round on February 2
8, 2017. There are functioning Plastc Cards, which were demonstrated to our in
vestors and our backers, and the capital was to be allocated for the mass prod
uction and shipping of Plastc Cards to pre-order customers. At first, the prin
cipal investment group postponed their investment and a couple of weeks later
the round fell apart.
After the initial funding was unavailable, Plastc made progress with another i
nvestor who offered $6.75 million. This deal was scheduled to close last week
and would propel development across the finish line, as well as allow for Plas
tc Card pre-orders to be shipped and for production to continue into a retail
phase.
However, once again at the very last minute, our investor gave us notice that
they have decided rescind their investment offer. The round was a signature aw
ay from closing and we were extremely caught off guard when they notified us y
esterday they were backing out. Our existing investors kept us alive and funct
ioning as long as they could during this fundraising process, but in the end,
we needed new outside capital to get into production.
What This Means For Backers:
It’s been a long road with a lot of obstacles. The support of our amazing bac
kers has been incredible, which makes this announcement even harder. We were s
o incredibly ready for production in order to hit our deadlines but without ca
pital it is impossible for us to move forward and we will not be able to fulfi
ll any pre-orders.
We are disappointed and emotionally distraught, and while we know this is extr
emely disappointing for you, we want our backers to know that we did everythin
g we could to make Plastc Card a reality.
- Plastc Inc.
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簡單說就是投資人臨時決定收回上百萬美金的資金不玩了，所以資金斷鏈錢燒光了所以無
法繼續完成產品。
不過我覺得多少還是有技術上的問題啦...
之前贊助的錢就放水流了...
目前還沒看到國外網友的反應。
官網已經只剩這封公開信了
https://plastc.com
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https://youtu.be/_c39FeXFUX0
似乎還是遇到問題，確定關閉公司，當然產品也就確定腰斬了。
剛剛收到的信如下
---
We Regret to Inform You...
For the past 3 years, our mission here at Plastc was to build and deliver the
most technically ambitious smart card on the planet. After making enormous lea
ps in development, product innovation and progress towards our goal, Plastc ha
s exhausted all of its options to raise the money it needs to continue.
Plastc, Inc. is exploring options to file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and will cease
operations on April 20, 2017.
While we have fallen short of our goal, we are proud of our team and the effor
t that went into developing a working Plastc Card. However, without the necess
ary capital to continue, all employees have been let go, which means that Cust
omer Care and Social Media channels are unmanned or have been shut down.
How We Got Here:
We were expecting to close a $3.5 million Series A funding round on February 2
8, 2017. There are functioning Plastc Cards, which were demonstrated to our in
vestors and our backers, and the capital was to be allocated for the mass prod
uction and shipping of Plastc Cards to pre-order customers. At first, the prin
cipal investment group postponed their investment and a couple of weeks later
the round fell apart.
After the initial funding was unavailable, Plastc made progress with another i
nvestor who offered $6.75 million. This deal was scheduled to close last week
and would propel development across the finish line, as well as allow for Plas
tc Card pre-orders to be shipped and for production to continue into a retail
phase.
However, once again at the very last minute, our investor gave us notice that
they have decided rescind their investment offer. The round was a signature aw
ay from closing and we were extremely caught off guard when they notified us y
esterday they were backing out. Our existing investors kept us alive and funct
ioning as long as they could during this fundraising process, but in the end,
we needed new outside capital to get into production.
What This Means For Backers:
It’s been a long road with a lot of obstacles. The support of our amazing bac
kers has been incredible, which makes this announcement even harder. We were s
o incredibly ready for production in order to hit our deadlines but without ca
pital it is impossible for us to move forward and we will not be able to fulfi
ll any pre-orders.
We are disappointed and emotionally distraught, and while we know this is extr
emely disappointing for you, we want our backers to know that we did everythin
g we could to make Plastc Card a reality.
- Plastc Inc.
---
簡單說就是投資人臨時決定收回上百萬美金的資金不玩了，所以資金斷鏈錢燒光了所以無
法繼續完成產品。
不過我覺得多少還是有技術上的問題啦...
之前贊助的錢就放水流了...
目前還沒看到國外網友的反應。
官網已經只剩這封公開信了
https://plastc.com
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